A special night for softball at South Effingham High School Thursday night.

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Prior to the Lady Mustangs game against Richmond Hill, the squad took time to celebrate and honor Alexis Mercer.

Mercer, who has her number retired at SEHS, was an all-state player for the Mustangs. She would attend Armstrong State University where she earned multiple All-American honors for the Pirates.

Mercer has recently been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.

She has already begun chemotherapy.

To show their support, Mercer threw out the first pitch and both teams joined her to #FlexforLex.

As for the game, South Effingham would jump out to a 4-0 lead and hold on for a 5-4 victory over Richmond Hill.

Kastin Belogorska picked up the win in the circle for the Mustangs. South Effingham was led by Courtney Cubbedge and Allie Ergle at the plate. The two combined for four hits and three RBI.

South Effingham improves to 2-0 on the season. Richmond Hill is now 1-1.

WEBVTT 3 A SPECIAL NIGHT ON THE SOFTBALL FIELD OUT IN EFFINGHAM COUNTY! FORMER SOUTH EFFINGHAM AND ARMSTRONG STATE STANDOUT ALEXIS MERCER WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND HAS STARTED CHEMO THERPY. AS A WAY TO SHOW SUPPORT...THEY WERE FLEXING FOR LEX THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SOUTH EFFINGHAM AND RICHMOND HILL SOFTBALL SQUADS FLEXING PRIOR TO THEIR GAME. WE'LL HAVE MORE ON ALEXIS MERCER AND HER CANCER BATTLE FRIDAY NIGHT ON WJCL 22 NEWS! TO THE GAME. MUSTANGS GRAB A 1-0 LEAD IN THE FIRST ON THE RBI SINGLE TO RIGHT BY LOGAN EDENFIELD. HOME TEAM LOOKING FOR MORE LATER, ALLIE ERGLE SENDS ON UP THE MIDDLE, PLAY CANT BE MADE, BUT CHEZNIE SHUMAN TRACKS DOWN THE BALL..FIRES HOME AND GET THE RUNNER TRYING TO SCORE..INNING OVER. 2-0 GAME IN THE THIRD AND SOUTH EFFINGHAM ADDING TO THEIR LEAD, EDENFIELD WITH THE HIGH CHOPPER, JUST OVER THE GLOVE OF THE THIRD BASEMAN..THAT PLATES ANOTHER RUN, IT WAS 3-0! MOMENTS LATER, SOUTH MAKES IT 4-0 AS COURTNEY CUBBAGE RIPS THE RBI SINGLE TO LEFT ....STANGS IN CONTROL! RICHMOND HILL TRYING TO COME BACK IN THE FOURTH, THEY GET ON THE BOARD THANKS TO THE RBI SINGLE OFF THE BAT OF SHUMAN. THE WILDCATS MAKE IT INTERESTING, BUT SOUTH HOLDS ON FOR THE 5-4 WIN